The Associated Press posted the following:

Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks
July 2, 2026
ROME (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence.
After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni’s side, thawing what had been a frosty relationship over her hard-right political roots.
It is the latest example of how the often divisive American president is helping to draw Europe closer together.
European leaders are finding more reasons to coordinate on defense, tariffs and foreign policy as they confront wars in Ukraine and Iran, a ballooning trade deficit with China, and threats from Russia. That leaves Trump, who has often preferred to negotiate with European countries individually, with less ability to do so, analysts say.
“Most of the mainstream leaders realize that Europe is getting squeezed between China and America, and so, if not now, then when?” said Sudha David-Wilp, vice president at the German Marshall Fund. “They need to act as a bloc in order to maintain Europe’s place in the world.” …
Trump’s escalating attacks on Meloni — who called Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo “unacceptable” — helped shift the dynamic, prompting European leaders to rally around her.
After all, they, too, have been on the receiving end of Trump’s barbs. …
The changing rhetoric comes as elections approach, putting more focus on domestic issues.
“This pushes everyone to consider a European horizon more than an international one,” said Lorenzo Castellani, a political analyst and professor at Rome’s LUISS University, https://apnews.com/article/italy-europe-trump-meloni-iran-war-4567748bf998f158d99158068d978aad

Much has happened in the second Trump Administration that I warned about (for a list of unintended consequences and news reports confirming them, check out the article Donald Trump in Prophecy).

Leaders in the European Union want it to further unify and to rise up.

Related to European unity, notice the following from my free eBook Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency:

There is also something referred to as the “law of unintended consequences.” There are consequences for the USA, Europe, and elsewhere that have and will occur because of Donald Trump’s statements and actions.
Consider, for one example, that after his reelection, Donald Trump stated that the United States needed to have Greenland for defense and economic purposes. …
Because of some of Donald Trump’s statements, back in late 2015, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, former German Defense Minister, called Donald Trump “that blonde lunatic named Donald.”[i] And even though he did not like Donald Trump’s reelection in 2024, he said it was good news in that it was a final wake up call for Europe to improve its own security and take other steps to protect itself because of his policies and possible actions.[ii]
Furthermore, at a conference in 2025, Herr Guttenberg referred to “bully Trump” and said Europe needed to be achieve an independent military defense so that it no longer needs to dependent on the USA.[iii] An unintended consequence of Donald Trump’s presidency may be the rise of Barron Guttenberg.
Europe will go in a direction that USA leaders, including its ‘foreign policy experts,’ do not comprehend (Daniel 11:39; Isaiah 10:5-11).
When my wife and I were in Europe in late 2016, many of the Europeans we spoke to were essentially of the view that the USA is supposed to be the leader of the West, so how could it possibly elect Donald Trump? We were told this by Europeans from countries like Switzerland, Spain, and the Netherlands. European disdain for Donald Trump and how they perceive his leading of the USA is real. …
Some in Europe have long wanted to be independent of the USA. …
Donald Trump … upset them by being perhaps the best known non-UK supporter of Brexit.
In an online interview on November 13, 2024, former Greek Minister of Finance, Yanis Varoufakis, asserted that:
Donald Trump sees the European Union as a clear and present danger to the United States …
He has an agenda… essentially to make Brexit spread all over the European continent. [iv]
Yanis Varoufakis also asserted that Donald Trump wants to break the European Union, so Europe needs to see Donald Trump as a threat and take action. [v]
… Many in the USA do not seem to realize that once Europeans are spending more for their militaries, they will also expect to have more independence from the USA as to how military might will be used. …
While Donald Trump seems to believe that his policies are best for the United States, notice some unintended consequences of them: …
Pushing against Europe’s unity is encouraging the Europeans, which are prophesied to have unity difficulties (cf. Daniel 2:41-43), to try harder to unify, which will happen after at least two reorganizations (Revelation 17:12-13).By breaking political norms and acting like a ‘strong man’ this will help Europeans being more accepting of their beast ‘strong man’ (Revelation 13:1-10; 17:13).Donald Trump’s statements will help promote the rise of stronger European leaders like Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg.
Although, overall, the European nations have not paid for their defense to the amount they have suggested they would, pressuring them to spend more will 1) encourage them to be independent of the USA and 2) put Europe in a position where it has a great army (Daniel 11:25), many ships (Daniel 11:40), and access to nuclear weapons (cf. Deuteronomy 29:23-25; Isaiah 9:19-21;Ezekiel 6:6), which will help it conquer the USA, which is the military power with the strongest fortresses (cf. Daniel 11:39).
[i] Wish List or Reality? Digital Trends in 2016 | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | hub conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgdZUA96UBU. Posted 12/11/ 2015
[ii] Zu Guttenberg: Nach Ampel-Knall hält Trump Deutschland für ein leichtes Opfer. Focus Online, November 2024
[iii] Winkler T. Geeint gegen den “Bully Trump.” MeinBezirk, January 9, 2025
[iv] Trump wants to ‘aggressively’ spread Brexit throughout Europe | Yanis Varoufakis, interview on YouTube by Time Radio. 11/13/24
[v] Ibid

Europe is prophesied to reorganize and put in power a man who is even more bold and egotistical than Donald Trump (cf. Revelation 17:12-13).

Despite issues, Europe will eventually unify and support the rise of the Beast of Revelation.

Pushing them to do so is one of the many specific unintended consequences I warned about for this Donald Trump presidency.

Included in this audio news article is an excerpt from Dr. Thiel’s article: Europa, the Beast, and Revelation

Some items of possibly related interest may include the following:

Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is are links to related videos: European history and the Bible, Europe In Prophecy, The End of European Babylon, and Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? Here is a link to a related sermon in the Spanish language: El Fin de la Babilonia Europea.

26 items to prophetically watch in 2026 Much is happening. Dr. Thiel points to 26 items to watch (cf. Mark 13:37) in this article. Here is a link to a related sermon: 26 Items to Watch in 2026.

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